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D 'n' A

8 x 32 bar reel, 4 couple set

May 2006

For David & Annie's wedding July 22nd, 2006

Music
Bars
Description Figure
(not animated)
Dancing solo
1-4 1st lady casts behind 2nd lady to middle of dance followed by 1st man who stops between 2nd and 3rd ladies.
5-8

1st man circle left with 2nd and 3rd couples while 1st lady dances solo in the middle.

9-16 1st man casts back up, all the way around second couple to middle of dance, followed by 1st lady who stops between 2nd and 3rd men.
17-20

1st lady circle left with 2nd and 3rd couples while 1st man dances solo in the middle.

21-24

1st couple turns right hand (swing) 1½ times to own side.

The merging of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands*
25-32 Couples 2, 1, and 3 down the middle and up.
1st couple ready to dance the dance again.
* The cytosine (C), adenine (A(nnie)), and guanine (G) on the ladies' side pair up with the guanine (G), thymine (T(avid)), and cytosine (C) on the men's side, thus ensuring reproduction.